Shy actors, Rickman as a leading man

[alchemillalady]

Does anyone remember when Mel Gibson was new to stardom and he gave 
terribly nervous (excruciating to watch) interviews??  I remember 
that he was unable to sit still, gave breathless answers, and made 
jokes that fell flat.  --This was sooo long ago, I am giving away my 
age, I suppose--?  

Maybe time and experience will make interviews, etc. easier for 
Radcliffe.   He is perfectly charming in one-on-one interviews--
Hollywood.com has a good one, and I've seen a few others.  Perhaps 
it's the presence of a crowd that makes him nervous.  Give him some 
time and the charm will come through in more public situations

On a different subject-- Alan Rickman made such a wonderful sensitive 
and (long-ago) heartbroken leading man in Sense and Sensibility--I 
actually had a crush on him (anyone else?)  Every role since then has 
squashed that notion-- oh well.  I look forward to more of his 
perfectly acted Snape role.

--alchemillalady